Hearings

Appeals court affirms denial of motion to modify sentence after 17 years

The 10th District Court of Appeals ruled this week that a man was not entitled to a modified sentence more than 17 years after he was convicted of kidnapping and complicity and aggravated murder.

David Ayala recently filed a motion to modify his sentence in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, arguing that several of his charges should have been merged.

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